VOL.XXXIXNo. 65/6623/30 December 1996EGYPT

OutputOf Gupco's October Fields Slated To Rise 25% By End-1997 The output of Gupco's (EGPC/Amoco) October offshore fields in the northern partof the Gulf of Suez is slated to rise by 25% from the current 160,000 b/d to200,000 b/d by the end of 1997, according to Egyptian Oil Minister Hamdial-Banbi. Production from the new East Tanka field alone, one of October'sfields (other fields comprise October and North October), will rise to 20,000b/d by next...